What does a person do when they need a break from the intensity of trying to produce "the perfect image"? (--which I cannot do, but still the idea remains!!)
Well I pulled the trusty old K10D off the shelf and twisted a nice prime lens into it--FA 77mm 1.8--before I took a long walk.
I shot whatever that camera saw--mostly brightly colored flowers, and mostly red.

I had a lot of fun with that old camera just letting it produce its own jpg-s.
Not a bad old camera at all!
Angky.

[eaglem]

A nice series of shots and I feel the lighting makes them stand out.

[MikeNArk]

Just for fun is always a good reason for photography. Enjoying the process of capturing photos is what keeps us doing it. I agree that this is a very nice series of images and that the darkened backgrounds make the flowers stand out. Good work and thanks for sharing.

[angkymac]

A nice series of shots and I feel the lighting makes them stand out.

The lighting was always one of the issues with the K10D.
It could handle only about 2 - 3 stops below neutral gray before it got really noisy.
But if I pretend I have ASA 400 film in it (the fastest that I ever used pre-digital), then it darkens the background nicely, allowing the focal point to be prominent.
Thanks for your note.
Angky

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Just for fun is always a good reason for photography. Enjoying the process of capturing photos is what keeps us doing it. I agree that this is a very nice series of images and that the darkened backgrounds make the flowers stand out. Good work and thanks for sharing.

Doing it for fun--yes, we need to keep remembering that!
This morning I attached a very old 50mm lens to my K10D and wandered around in the woods.
I pretended that I has hunting shots 40-50 years ago with my Super Program or MX.
I really enjoyed an hour or two of sunrise, and I happened to get a few nice shots too.
Thanks for your note!
Angky.

[Sailor]

Very nice series! I've got a 77; this lens can produce marvelous images.

Jer

[angkymac]

Very nice series! I've got a 77; this lens can produce marvelous images.

Jer

Yes! I've found some beautiful results from that lens!
And it works really well for me on the APSC size sensor--about like my old favorite on full frame--the 100mm macro.
And fits onto the cameras so well.
Thanks for your note!
Angky.

[35mmfilmfan]

Title made me think of this :

https://kalliope.org/en/text/lawrence2001061121

[MikeNArk]

Title made me think of this :

https://kalliope.org/en/text/lawrence2001061121

Enjoyed the read. Thanks for the reference.

[angkymac]

Title made me think of this :

https://kalliope.org/en/text/lawrence2001061121

I think D.H.Lawrence might have been a man ahead of his time!
Angky.

[Tonytee]

Excellent work there, youngster. Very impressive and many thanks for the treats.

Tonytee

[ToddK]

I shot whatever that camera saw

I go out and do this same thing quite often, just looking for whatever I come across to photograph. These are very nice floral images taken in a variety of lighting conditions. Good work Angky!

[angkymac]

Excellent work there, youngster. Very impressive and many thanks for the treats.

Tonytee

Thank you, Tony!
I appreciate the affirmation.
Angky.

---------- Post added 10-24-22 at 05:05 PM ----------

I go out and do this same thing quite often, just looking for whatever I come across to photograph. These are very nice floral images taken in a variety of lighting conditions. Good work Angky!

It was enjoyable to accept the limitations of an old camera and one prime lens--just taking whatever fit within the parameters imposed by that equipment.
I'm glad you appreciated the results!
Angky.